Snow
Jul 2011 · Faber & Faber
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A magnificent love story and powerful tale of religious fanaticism, from the internationally bestselling Nobel laureate.
** PRE-ORDER THE NEW NOVEL FROM ORHAN PAMUK, NIGHTS OF PLAGUE **
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
'Not only an engrossing feat of tale-spinning, but essential reading for our times.' Margaret Atwood, The New York Times
'A major work. . . with suspense at every dimpled vortex' John Updike, The New Yorker
'Powerful. . . astonishingly timely' Vogue
'Orhan Pamuk is the sort of writer for whom the Nobel Prize was invented.' Daily Telegraph
An exiled poet returns to the remote city of Kars on the Turkish border to investigate troubling reports of a suicide epidemic among its young women. While there, he reconnects with the beautiful Ipek, and finds himself drawn irresistibly back into their love story.
But Kars has become a touchpoint for religious and political violence and religious extremists are poised to win the local elections. As the snow falls and suspicion mounts, the stage is set for a terrible and desperate act . . .
** PRE-ORDER THE NEW NOVEL FROM ORHAN PAMUK, NIGHTS OF PLAGUE **
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
'Not only an engrossing feat of tale-spinning, but essential reading for our times.' Margaret Atwood, The New York Times
'A major work. . . with suspense at every dimpled vortex' John Updike, The New Yorker
'Powerful. . . astonishingly timely' Vogue
'Orhan Pamuk is the sort of writer for whom the Nobel Prize was invented.' Daily Telegraph
An exiled poet returns to the remote city of Kars on the Turkish border to investigate troubling reports of a suicide epidemic among its young women. While there, he reconnects with the beautiful Ipek, and finds himself drawn irresistibly back into their love story.
But Kars has become a touchpoint for religious and political violence and religious extremists are poised to win the local elections. As the snow falls and suspicion mounts, the stage is set for a terrible and desperate act . . .
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4.1
11 reviews
Mithilesh Haldar
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October 18, 2017
It tells a true confession & over curiosity of the protagonist Ka. Childhood memories brought him to a Turkish downtown. He got entangled in social turmoil & ultimately shot dead in Germany by some terrorist outfit.
About the author
Orhan Pamuk is the author of many celebrated books of fiction, nonfiction, and photography. In 2003 he won the IMPAC prize for My Name is Red, and in 2006 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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